Comments on: So. Not. Cool. http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2007/01/25/so-not-cool/ Culturally Queer News and Views from Abigail Garner Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:18:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: beach http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2007/01/25/so-not-cool/#comment-5744 beach Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:24:38 +0000 http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/?p=527#comment-5744 I don't understand Majo's issues with Abigail's post. Who does Majo think is using "a magazine cover or smoking to attack the community"? and how? Which of Abigail's statistics does Majo think are "mistaken and unreliable" and why? If smoking related diseases are killing hundreds of thousands of people every year, what does Majo think are "more important things"? cheers, beach I don’t understand Majo’s issues with Abigail’s post.

Who does Majo think is using “a magazine cover or smoking to attack the community”? and how?

Which of Abigail’s statistics does Majo think are “mistaken and unreliable” and why?

If smoking related diseases are killing hundreds of thousands of people every year, what does Majo think are “more important things”?

cheers,

beach

]]> By: Majo http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2007/01/25/so-not-cool/#comment-5676 Majo Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:51:04 +0000 http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/?p=527#comment-5676 Hi, I'm from Mexico, here still exist a lot of "machismo" and prejudices that we the LGBT community have to fight against, and I cant believe that someone would use a magazine cover or smoking to atack the community. Do you have any idea the percentage of "non-LGBT" that are really in the closet? Scared of expresing and living the way they feel because of people who doesn't have anything better to do than finding the way to criticize diversity. So, am I supposed to believe what your statistics say about smoking when you didn't even consider how mistaken and unreliable these are. I agree that we all have the right to express our thoughts, but if we are going to talk about something we don't know, we should at least read a little bit on the subject and consider all the aspects before we share them. Believe me, I respect your way of thinking, and don't take me wrong, I think you have a really good writing style to be writing about a cover that you don't even like. I think that more important things are going on in your contry that you should write about. Thanks for reading my opinion and hope you understand my position. Bye Majo Hi, I’m from Mexico, here still exist a lot of “machismo” and prejudices that we the LGBT community have to fight against, and I cant believe that someone would use a magazine cover or smoking to atack the community. Do you have any idea the percentage of “non-LGBT” that are really in the closet? Scared of expresing and living the way they feel because of people who doesn’t have anything better to do than finding the way to criticize diversity. So, am I supposed to believe what your statistics say about smoking when you didn’t even consider how mistaken and unreliable these are. I agree that we all have the right to express our thoughts, but if we are going to talk about something we don’t know, we should at least read a little bit on the subject and consider all the aspects before we share them. Believe me, I respect your way of thinking, and don’t take me wrong, I think you have a really good writing style to be writing about a cover that you don’t even like. I think that more important things are going on in your contry that you should write about.
Thanks for reading my opinion and hope you understand my position.
Bye
Majo

]]> By: Brian http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2007/01/25/so-not-cool/#comment-5031 Brian Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:00:44 +0000 http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/?p=527#comment-5031 Personally, I think she looks hot smoking. Personally, I think she looks hot smoking.

]]> By: Anonymous http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2007/01/25/so-not-cool/#comment-4779 Anonymous Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:03:09 +0000 http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/?p=527#comment-4779 Don't you think you're overreacting just a little bit? Don’t you think you’re overreacting just a little bit?

]]> By: James http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2007/01/25/so-not-cool/#comment-3236 James Mon, 29 Jan 2007 22:43:15 +0000 http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/?p=527#comment-3236 Smoking once in a while is okay. In a truly free country we should be allowed to smoke cigarettes in the same way we should be allowed to choose who to marry or whether or not to have children. Best, James Smoking once in a while is okay. In a truly free country we should be allowed to smoke cigarettes in the same way we should be allowed to choose who to marry or whether or not to have children.

Best,

James

]]> By: Dana http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2007/01/25/so-not-cool/#comment-3190 Dana Fri, 26 Jan 2007 03:31:28 +0000 http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/?p=527#comment-3190 Funny, <a href="http://www.365gay.com/Newscon07/01/012407smoke.htm" rel="nofollow">this news</a> just came in today: "A study of Canadian gays shows that members of the LGBT community are twice as likely to smoke tobacco as members of the general population." Like you said.... Funny, this news just came in today:

“A study of Canadian gays shows that members of the LGBT community are twice as likely to smoke tobacco as members of the general population.”

Like you said….

]]> By: Lenore http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/2007/01/25/so-not-cool/#comment-3188 Lenore Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:49:13 +0000 http://damnstraight.oversampled.net/?p=527#comment-3188 I hope you sent this blog entry to the Advocate. I hope you sent this blog entry to the Advocate.

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